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Expand2 cups all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
2 sticks cold butter Ask a question about this ingredient
5 egg yolks Ask a question about this ingredient
3/4 cups sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon lemon zest Ask a question about this ingredient
2 pounds apples (Granny Smiths or Golden Delicious) Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch Ask a question about this ingredient
Juice of 1 lemon Ask a question about this ingredient
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Butter and cover the bottom and sides of a spring form with parchment paper. Pill and core the apples, cut them each in half and then slice thinly. In a bowl sprinkle the apples with lemon juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, flour or cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix gently to cover all the apples. Set aside.
Ask a question about this stepSeparate the eggs. Cut the butter into small pieces. In a mixing bowl add the flour, butter, egg yolks and sugar, salt and lemon zest. With your finger tips crumble all the ingredients until everything is well combined to a uniform crumbled mixture. Refrigerate while preparing the fluffy filling.
Ask a question about this step5 egg whites Ask a question about this ingredient
5 tablespoons sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup almond flour or finely ground almonds Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract Ask a question about this ingredient
Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft picks form. Slowly add sugar and continue beating until stiff picks form. Gently fold in the almond flour and almond or vanilla extract.
Ask a question about this stepSprinkle 2/3 of the crumbled mixture on the bottom of the spring form; then nicely lay out all the apples. Cover with the fluffy filling, top with the remaining crumbled mixture. Bake in the middle rack of the oven. After 15 minutes lower the temperature to 350 degrees. It usually takes one hour to bake. If the top browns to fast, cover the last 15 or 20 minutes with a round piece of parchment paper or foil. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or your favorite ice cream. Enjoy!
Ask a question about this stepI'm a pie fanatic, so it takes a lot to please me when it comes to pie. This pie recipe, however, made one of the best pies I have ever had! Great, great, GREAT recipe!
Without a doubt the best pie I have ever had!! Thank you so much for this recipe!
SOOOO DELICIOUS!
Marvelous! My kids were dying over this. It was so good, I couldn't even keep my hands off it! Splendid, simply marvelous. Keep it up!
best apple pie ever! My friend's grandma uses the EXACT SAME RECIPE and it's amazing :)
This recipe is a winner! Made it for my boys and they raved about it! Absolutely delicious!
Thanks so much for publishing this recipe. Tried it once and loved it. Keep up the good work!
best pie ever! everyone loves it!
Greatest pie I've ever had!!! My mouth is literally watering just thinking about it.
Made this pie today. SO DELICIOUS!!! 5 Stars!
Eugenia is the author of the book Well-Preserved and writes about homemade food preservation for the Denver Post's Well-Preserved blog.
Yummiest pie ever!!! A must have recipe :)